Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday offered to give political asylum to former FBI Director James Comey, poking at tensions between Comey and President Trump. “If Comey will be under the threat of political persecution, we are ready to accept him here,” Putin said at a press conference, according to Russian state media outlet TASS.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday offered to give political asylum to former FBI Director James Comey, poking at tensions between Comey and President Trump. “If Comey will be under the threat of political persecution, we are ready to accept him here,” Putin said at a press conference, according to Russian state media outlet TASS.

Putin is intelligent and funny, without being gross, something we are not very much used to in our western countries...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday offered to give political asylum to former FBI Director James Comey, poking at tensions between Comey and President Trump. “If Comey will be under the threat of political persecution, we are ready to accept him here,” Putin said at a press conference, according to Russian state media outlet TASS.

Putin is intelligent and funny, without being gross, something we are not very much used to in our western countries...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday offered to give political asylum to former FBI Director James Comey, poking at tensions between Comey and President Trump. “If Comey will be under the threat of political persecution, we are ready to accept him here,” Putin said at a press conference, according to Russian state media outlet TASS.

Putin is intelligent and funny, without being gross, something we are not very much used to in our western countries...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday offered to give political asylum to former FBI Director James Comey, poking at tensions between Comey and President Trump. “If Comey will be under the threat of political persecution, we are ready to accept him here,” Putin said at a press conference, according to Russian state media outlet TASS.

Putin is intelligent and funny, without being gross, something we are not very much used to in our western countries...

Do you know him personally, Sertorio? Or by reputation?

I watched part of his Q&A session on television and I think I am smart enough to recognize intelligence and wit... In fact, my admiration for Putin has increased another notch. He answered all questions in a serious manner, showing respect for the people who asked the questions. He was an intelligent adult answering intelligent questions from intelligent and adult people. No BS, no attempt at dismissing questions with idiotic attempts at humour. No wonder he enjoys a higher than 80% approval rating in Russia. Compared to him our western leaders are a disgrace...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday offered to give political asylum to former FBI Director James Comey, poking at tensions between Comey and President Trump. “If Comey will be under the threat of political persecution, we are ready to accept him here,” Putin said at a press conference, according to Russian state media outlet TASS.

Putin is intelligent and funny, without being gross, something we are not very much used to in our western countries...

Do you know him personally, Sertorio? Or by reputation?

I always thought that Sertorio is working for Putin.

Which shows how feeble your intellect must be... It is comparable to my saying you work for the CIA...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday offered to give political asylum to former FBI Director James Comey, poking at tensions between Comey and President Trump. “If Comey will be under the threat of political persecution, we are ready to accept him here,” Putin said at a press conference, according to Russian state media outlet TASS.

Putin is intelligent and funny, without being gross, something we are not very much used to in our western countries...

Do you know him personally, Sertorio? Or by reputation?

I always thought that Sertorio is working for Putin.

Which shows how feeble your intellect must be... It is comparable to my saying you work for the CIA...

Not really, since he doesn't relentlessly post things in keeping with the CIA line no matter how ridiculous they may be.

But I do agree that Putin is intelligent and witty. Gross, though, is a matter of opinion.

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I watched part of his Q&A session on television and I think I am smart enough to recognize intelligence and wit... In fact, my admiration for Putin has increased another notch. He answered all questions in a serious manner, showing respect for the people who asked the questions. He was an intelligent adult answering intelligent questions from intelligent and adult people. No BS, no attempt at dismissing questions with idiotic attempts at humour. No wonder he enjoys a higher than 80% approval rating in Russia. Compared to him our western leaders are a disgrace...

I must have seen the same on local television last night Sertorio. My reaction is exactly like yours. The person may be virtuous but my Lord, the regime he heads still sucks.

That's as seen by my jaundiced set of eyes. I suspect though that most Russians prefer a tough if ruthless political leader in whom they have confidence ahead of the stuff-ups and corruptions of our by now overripe Western democracy.

I watched part of his Q&A session on television and I think I am smart enough to recognize intelligence and wit... In fact, my admiration for Putin has increased another notch. He answered all questions in a serious manner, showing respect for the people who asked the questions. He was an intelligent adult answering intelligent questions from intelligent and adult people. No BS, no attempt at dismissing questions with idiotic attempts at humour. No wonder he enjoys a higher than 80% approval rating in Russia. Compared to him our western leaders are a disgrace...

I must have seen the same on local television last night Sertorio. My reaction is exactly like yours. The person may be virtuous but my Lord, the regime he heads still sucks.

That's as seen by my jaundiced set of eyes. I suspect though that most Russians prefer a tough if ruthless political leader in whom they have confidence ahead of the stuff-ups and corruptions of our by now overripe Western democracy.

I lived for the first 32 years of my life under an authoritarian regime, which was less enlightened than Putin's rule, and I know that if not taken to repressive extremes such regimes are well accepted by most people. As long as there is peace and quite and enough jobs a multiparty system is not considered as worth fighting for. The idea that Russians are eager to get rid of Putin is a fantasy. Soon they will want to make him President for life...

I lived for the first 32 years of my life under an authoritarian regime, which was less enlightened than Putin's rule, and I know that if not taken to repressive extremes such regimes are well accepted by most people. As long as there is peace and quite and enough jobs a multiparty system is not considered as worth fighting for. The idea that Russians are eager to get rid of Putin is a fantasy. Soon they will want to make him President for life...

Well put, Sertorio!

It seems that it is only during times of unacceptable stress that any nation hankers for a change of regime.